Evidence-Based Health Care
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What is Evidence-Based Health Care?
Originally described as evidence-based medicine (EBM), the concept has been applied to other fields and may be referred to as evidence-based health care (EBHC) or evidence-based practice (EBP), among other variations.
“[Evidence-based medicine] …integrates the best external evidence with individual clinical expertise and patients' choice.”
“…the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients.”Sackett DL et al. Evidence based medicine: what it is and what it isn't.BMJ. 1996;312(7023):71-72. doi: 10.1136/bmj.312.7023.71. PMID: 8555924.
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